Author: Mark A. Ashwill

Study in the States (US Department of Homeland Security)

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This is good news for international students and a wise policy move for the United States.  Perhaps the first steps towards laying a groundwork for a national export council for higher education?  I look forward to learning more specifics.  The devil is always in the details. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is launching a new … Continue reading Study in the States (US Department of Homeland Security)

Selling at Any Price

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Tacky:  Showing poor taste and quality.  That's a rather charitable description of this Facebook ad currently running in Vietnam for a MA in Finance and International Trade program from Leeds Metropolitan University (UK), offered in cooperation with its Vietnamese partner, the Institute of Finance.  It's been less than three weeks since Mr. Jobs passed away and already someone is using a … Continue reading Selling at Any Price

Education UK: Vietnam Country Partner Meeting

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I was invited to speak on Friday, 14 October to representatives from 60 British colleges and universities who were in Vietnam for a series of events, including the UK higher education fairs in Hanoi, HCMC and Danang.  My assigned topic was The Study Abroad Market:  A US Perspective.  During the 30 minutes or so at my disposal, … Continue reading Education UK: Vietnam Country Partner Meeting

Trải nghiệm ở Trung học nội trú: Sự chuẩn bị cho Đại học và cho cả cuộc đời

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Bài viết này được viết bởi Nguyễn Xuân Toàn, một học sinh ở Hà Nội, đã tốt nghiệp trường trung học phổ thông Hà Nội Amsterdam năm 2008 và trường nội trú Phillips Academy Andover năm 2010. Hiện nay cậu đang là sinh viên của trường đại học Amherst. Tôi vẫn thường nói đùa rằng … Continue reading Trải nghiệm ở Trung học nội trú: Sự chuẩn bị cho Đại học và cho cả cuộc đời

The Boarding School Experience: Preparation for College and for Life

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 This guest post was written by Nguyen Xuan Toan, a student from Hanoi who attended Hanoi-Amsterdam High School and graduated from Phillips Academy Andover in 2010.  He is currently  a student at Amherst College.  -------------------- I often joke that boarding schools are basically colleges for high school students. In some ways they are. The boarding school experience resembles … Continue reading The Boarding School Experience: Preparation for College and for Life

StudyUSA Community College Fairs: Making Connections

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Fair week is over.  The fall 2011 StudyUSA Community College Fair series started on a Sunday in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) and ended on a Saturday in Hanoi with stops and high school visits in between in Nha Trang (first time ever) and Danang.  These US community college-only fairs are unique in Vietnam, a wise choice … Continue reading StudyUSA Community College Fairs: Making Connections

Fall 2011 Update: U.S. Businesses Are Discovering the “V” in CIVETS

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This fall 2011 update is from Vietnomics, a global sourcing consultancy that links US and Vietnamese investors and companies.  Thanks, Jeff!  Summary  The Vietnam opportunity in the 3rd quarter attracted more attention from global investors, who now have a catchy acronym to go with their enthusiasm:  CIVETS (Colombia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Egypt, Turkey, and South Africa) is replacing … Continue reading Fall 2011 Update: U.S. Businesses Are Discovering the “V” in CIVETS

A Hole in the Dike?

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Much to my chagrin, I noticed that IIE permitted Jose Maria Vargas University, a nationally accredited (NA) school based in Florida, to join its US higher education fairs in Hanoi, Danang and Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC).  This in spite of the fact that IIE guidelines state that "Only regionally accredited (RA) two-year, four-year and … Continue reading A Hole in the Dike?

Point/Counterpoint

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This is an exchange of comments that appeared in response to a late July article entitled SUNY Bets Big on Agents that appeared in Inside Higher Ed.  The article is about “an ambitious agency-based recruitment strategy, with the goal of increasing its total foreign student enrollment by more than 13,000 over five years. A portion … Continue reading Point/Counterpoint